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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Paperback Edition. 8vo. pp 173. Large format paperback. ISBN: 8388938037 Fine. Seller Inventory # C10835
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Scarce paperback, 173 pages, NOT ex-library. Minor handling wear, book is clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps. Firm binding, straight spine. -- "Nietzsche and Wittgenstein: In Search of Secular Salvation" by Shoshana Ronen is an insightful exploration of the philosophical intersections between Friedrich Nietzsche and Ludwig Wittgenstein, particularly focusing on their quest for meaning and salvation in a secular context. Ronen delves into the existential and linguistic dimensions of their thought, examining how each philosopher addresses the challenges of finding purpose and ethical direction without relying on religious frameworks. This work provides a nuanced analysis of their respective approaches to life's profound questions and highlights their contributions to contemporary philosophy. It is an essential read for scholars and students of philosophy, especially those interested in existentialism, language, and the human search for meaning. -- The book focuses on a number of questions that occupied Nietzsche and Wittgenstein and reveals in what way the two philosophers, who are quite different in temperament, do actually share much in common. It is explained that in their philosophies the method is one: philosophy should act as therapy, creativity and a work of art. The style of both philosophers is similar: non-systematic, aphoristic, dialogic. And the goal is one: ethical. Both philosophers are aware of the danger of nihilism, its attraction and seductive manner, and both try to offer a way to overcome it; to subdue decadence. That is the therapeutic and redemptive aspect of their philosophy. In a world devoid of God, in which all the old values have lost their relevance to the human soul, they try to indicate a path to salvation for humanity; a form of salvation which is not the result of divine grace, but of human creativity. Shoshana Ronen studied philosophy at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She submitted her doctoral thesis at Warsaw University where she is now a lecturer. Seller Inventory # 010034